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Mount Pinson

Mount Pinson, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Pinson rises to 146 m in Tennessee. Sand Mountain stands 224 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park, a park 1.4 miles away. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31683692, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
146 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.49813, -88.70867

73 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 42
Peaks: 13
Museums: 8
Attractions: 3
  • Engine 382: 13.9 mi
  • Judge Milton Brown Passenger Car: 13.9 mi
  • Casey Jones Village: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1
  • Brewers Spring Well: 8.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Pinson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand MountainESE 103°224 m14.1 mi
Mount PeterSE 146°209 m17.5 mi
Bald KnobSE 131°194 m18.6 mi
Rose HillS 183°193 m10.7 mi
Little Pine KnobENE 70°193 m20.9 mi
Laurel HillS 180°191 m12.7 mi
Ross MountainSSW 203°184 m13.7 mi
Big Pine KnobENE 68°184 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:4119:3620:14
September equinox06:4418:2018:53
December solstice07:0116:0716:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149586774787770594840
Precip in5.25.66.16.45.85.15.03.74.64.24.55.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Henderson 4 W, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356827212

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